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United States Patent |
6,010,015
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Lin
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January 4, 2000
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Decorative compact disk rack
Abstract
A decorative compact disc rack comprises partition boards, deck boards,
supporters, a back board and connecting plates, wherein the partition
boards and the deck boards are interconnected cross each other forming a
rack with a plurality of partitions, the supporters are secured at two
sides of the rack and the connecting plates are fastened to the top and
the bottom ends of the rack and the back board is secured to the rear end
of the rack.
Inventors:
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Lin; Hsiang-Yung (No. 20, Chen Gong St., Ming Hsiung Shiang, Chia I Hsien, TW)
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Appl. No.:
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184263 |
Filed:
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November 2, 1998 |
Current U.S. Class: |
211/40; 211/10; 211/135; 211/186 |
Intern'l Class: |
A47F 005/00 |
Field of Search: |
211/40,41.12,189,186,10,135
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References Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3269788 | Aug., 1966 | Kneer | 200/10.
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4062302 | Dec., 1977 | Krizan | 211/135.
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4373449 | Feb., 1983 | Klaus et al. | 211/135.
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5769244 | Jun., 1998 | Wyatt | 211/40.
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5826729 | Oct., 1998 | Oosterom | 211/40.
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Primary Examiner: Gibson, Jr.; Robert W.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
Claims
I claim:
1. A decorative compact disc rack, comprising:
at least a pair of longitudinally extended L-shaped supporters, each of
said supporters having a plurality of longitudinally spaced slots formed
therein and a plurality of longitudinally spaced lugs formed on an inner
edge of said supporter, each of said lugs having at least one locating
hole formed therethrough;
a back board having opposing laterally spaced sides respectively coupled to
said pair of supporters, said opposing laterally spaced sides having a
plurality of holes formed therethrough in aligned relationship with said
locating holes of said plurality of lugs for passage of fasteners
therethrough;
a pair of connecting plates respectively coupled between corresponding
longitudinal ends of said supporters;
a plurality of longitudinally extended partition boards laterally spaced
between said pair of supporters and extending between said pair of
connecting plates, each of said partition boards having a plurality of
longitudinally spaced slots formed therein; and,
a plurality of longitudinally spaced deck boards extending laterally
between said supporters, each of said deck boards having a plurality of
receiving slots formed in aligned relationship with a respective slot of
each of said plurality of partition boards for engagement therebetween.
2. The decorative compact disc rack as recited in claim 1 further
comprising a pair of stand members secured to said supporters for
supporting said rack on a base surface.
3. The decorative compact disc rack as recited in claim 1 further
comprising a plurality of hangers respectively coupled to opposing ends of
said supporters, each of said hangers being adapted for securement to a
building's wall on one end thereof and having a clip coupled to an
opposing end of said hanger for engagement with an end portion of a
respective supporter.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a decorative compact disc rack, and in particular
to a CD rack which is adjustable at its size and shape to fit to a room
with a various space.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The conventional CD rack designs are mostly placed a lot of plates and
boards in a box or a rack to partition several spaces. And each space is
again spaced by small strips to support CD therein. These designs comprise
a number of shortcomings:
1. the rack is in a fixed shape which needs to be stood on the floor by a
wall and has no decorative effect;
2. the rack may hardly display in an attractive status;
3. the rack can only be placed on the ground which is not flexible.
Owing to the above and many others, the inventor has invented this product
which is adjustable at its size so that it fits to various places, while
owners may enjoy the Do-It-Yourself product.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a decorative
CD rack which comprises partition boards, deck boards, supporters, a back
board and connecting plates, wherein the partition boards and the deck
boards are interconnected cross each other forming a rack with a plurality
of partitions, the supporters are secured at two sides of the rack and the
connecting plates are fastened to the top and the bottom ends of the rack
and the back board is secured to the rear end of the rack. It is easy to
assemble and disassemble, more attractive in appearance and takes less
space to store and suitable to any room space.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the first embodiment of a decorative CD rack
of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is the second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is the third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is the forth embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 6 is a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
As shown in FIG. 1, the first embodiment of the present invention comprises
partition boards 1, deck boards 2, supporters 3, a back board 4, and
connecting plates 5.
The partition boards 1 have a recess 11 on the top and the bottom ends of
each board, and a plurality of slots 12 spaced from each other extending
along the boards 1 for receiving slots 21 of the deck boards 2 to be
secured therein in cross connections.
The supporters 3 are each in an L-shaped plate having a number of slots 31
thereon spaced from each other, a plural lugs 32 formed on inner edge
having locating holes 321 thereat, a plural holes 33 are formed on the
supporters 3 spacing from each other.
The back board 4 has a plural through holes 41 corresponding to the lugs 32
of the supporters 3.
The connecting plates 5 are longitudinal plates having holes 51 at
respective ends of each plate 5.
To assemble the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
2, place the open side of the L-shaped supporters 3 facing outward, and
the slots 31 facing the deck boards 2 and secured therein. The top and the
bottom ends of the supporters 3 were screwed tight to the holes 51 of the
connecting plates 5 and the holes 33 of the supporters 3 by means of
fasteners 6 and seating on the recesses 11 of the partition boards 1. The
back board 4 at this moment is placed against the lugs 32 of the
supporters 3 and secured by fasteners 7 and through the locating holes 321
and the through holes 41.
In order to display the rack in a double-sided effect, a pair of CD racks
of the present invention are placed against each other, as shown in FIG.
3, and secured by inserting fasteners 7 through the lug 32 and the back
board 4 and screwed tight thereat. This connection not only display the
rack in two sides, but also provide a table standing status.
FIG. 4 is another embodiment which utilizes a stand 8 to be secured to the
through holes 33 of the supporters 3 by means of fasteners 6 to support
the rack standing on the ground. FIG. 5 is a further embodiment which is
similar to the FIG. 4 but stands on the ground in a different way. The
rack showing in FIG. 5 is so designed that the rack stands horizontally
with the two ends of the stand 8 securely fastened to the top and the
bottom comers. Whereas FIG. 4 has shown the rack standing in a vertical
status. The standing status may be varied depending upon the room space
and many other restricted area.
FIG. 6 uses hangers 9, each hanger 9 has a clip 91 at one end while a plate
92 at the other end is secured to a wall by means of fasteners through
holes 921 on the plate 92. The clips 91 are used to hold four comers of
the rack, thus, the rack can be hanged on a wall.
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